# Sijua Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 128 households**, the 53rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 582people (2011)
- 128households
- 60.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**960

Working population ****55.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 47.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 167 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamboni

- Kenddangri648 people
- Babuida623 people
- Muniada592 people
- Kendua583 people
- Murakati577 people
- Daichakura567 people
- Benasuli549 people
- Belia Guri545 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijua?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?60.6% (Census 2011)